Recover and fix deleted quicktime movie files?

i accidently deleted several quicktime movies. can i recover and repair these files?

If you truly deleted the files and emptied the Windows Recycle Bin, the only way you'd have to recover the files (presuming you don't have a backup somewhere) would be with a Windows disk/file recovery tool. There are several in existence, but not having had a need for one, I can't make a recommendation, though none of the are 100% guaranteed to be able to recover your files. Note that the more you use your system, the lower the chances will be of being able to recover any of those files.
As to "repair", let's worry about that if and when you can recover the videos.
Good luck.

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